Little Bee

Little Bee
by Chris Cleave

Little Bee is engaging, heartbreaking, and is one of those stories that leads you to ask yourself, "What would I have done?" Little Bee is a 16 year old refugee from Nigeria. Her story is interwoven with Sarah's, a white magazine editor living in England. One fateful day on a Nigerian beach changes both women's lives forever. Little Bee has experienced unimaginable horrors, but tells her story as a survivor. Sarah comes from a completely different world, but her shared experience with Little Bee has changed her life entirely. This is not a feel good story, but it is a story that needs to be told all the same. Although it is a work of fiction it leads one to think seriously about issues such as immigration and the treatment of refugees. I thought this book was beautifully written and well-paced. The author tells you what you need to know at just the right time. -- recommended by Alyse S. - Bennett Martin Public Library

[Also available in downloadable audio, book-on-cd formats.]

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